In the interview, Ms Akech spoke about using her voice to start a conversation about how people viewed refugees. She fled South Sudan for Kenya where she resided in a refugee camp before seeking asylum in Australia in 2008.

Writing on Instagram after the error was made, the model said: “This is a big deal because of what I spoke about in my interview. By this happening, I felt it defeated the purpose of what I stand for and spoke about.”

She added that she wanted the incident to be a “wake-up call to people within the industry”.

WHO Magazine said it had spoken with Ms Akech directly to apologise and “to explain how the error occurred”.

Melbourne Fashion Week published an apology on its Instagram page: “We are extremely disappointed that a photo of one of our campaign models, Flavia Lazarus, was mistakenly printed instead of a photo of Adut.

“Both Adut and Flavia have expressed their disappointment and we support them. This error is unacceptable, and both Who Magazine and our public relations agency, OPR, have apologised.”